The Tai-Ex opened up 189-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

27,906 on turnover of 8.8-billion N-T.

The market took a beating on Wednesday, led by large cap artificial

intelligence-related stocks on the back of heavy losses by tech stocks on

Wall Street overnight amid investor concerns of an A-I bubble.

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung says the government is still in talks with

Estonia on the "name and legal status" related to setting up reciprocal

(互惠的) representative offices.

Speaking during a legislative hearing, Lin said the ongoing talks are

focusing on issues such as the title of the representative offices, their

legal status, and other concerns related to diplomatic immunity and

privileges.

The statement follows reports that the government is hoping the office will

follow the formula of its counterpart in Lithuania, called the "Taiwanese

Representative Office in Lithuania."

However, Estonia is reportedly insisting on using the title "Taipei" due to

concerns about a backlash from China.

The D-P-P legislative caucus says a recent survey shows a majority (多數) of

people oppose bills proposed by the K-M-T to end annual cuts to civil servant

pensions.

The survey was conducted by the D-P-P.

According to D-P-P lawmaker Wu Si-yao, it found that 59.7-per cent of

respondents supported continuing pension reforms initiated by the D-P-P in

2016, while only 31.7-per cent thought they should be stopped.

Wu says stopping reforms will exacerbate inequality between active and

retired workers, civil servants and workers receiving labor, farmer and

national pensions.

The K-M-T legislative caucus has placed the bills at the top of its priority

for the current legislative session.

Philippine officials say the death toll from flooding and damage caused by

Typhoon Kalmaegi has risen to at least 114.

They say 127 others are reported missing, with many of them in a hard-hit

province still recovering from a deadly earthquake.

The Philippine government says most of the deaths were reported in the

central province of Cebu, which was struck by Kalmaegi on Tuesday, setting

off flash floods and causing a river and other waterways to overflow (溢出).

Kalmaegi moved away from western Palawan province into the South China Sea

before noon Wednesday and was heading toward Vietnam.

The US Supreme Court appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump's power to

unilaterally impose tariffs during a three-hour hearing.

It comes after Trump used a law designed for national emergencies to justify

his sweeping (廣泛的，全面的) economic agenda

Nick Harper reports from the Supreme Court in Washington DC.

Interpol and partners have launched a global law enforcement effort to fight

illegal deforestation in tropical areas.

Wednesday's announcement says it's aimed at dismantling (拆解) criminal

networks behind illegal logging, timber trafficking and gold mining.

They drive large-scale deforestation and generate billions in illicit profits

each year.

The effort was announced ahead of the U.N. COP30 climate summit in Brazil.

It will focus mainly on tropical forests in Brazil, Ecuador, Indonesia, Papua

New Guinea and Peru.

Interpol is working with with the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime on the new

effort.

That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____.

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